The maxim “the customer is always right” does not appear to have gained much currency among solicitors. Each year 20,000 complaints flood in to the Office for the Supervision of Solicitors (OSS). “With that number of complaints, there is something wrong,” surmised former Law Society president Martin Mears, the surprise choice as the head of […]
The Office for the Supervision of Solicitors is asking for more than £700,000 from the Law Society to help clear a projected backlog of 370 cases. The OSS, whose operating costs account for around a third of the Law Society’s budget, is to employ nine new staff, seven of whom will be investigative accountants. The […]
Two Ashurst Morris Crisp lawyers, Catherine Chibnall and Daniel Ross, have brought a glow of pride to the head of their litigation department by winning the Simmons & Simmons Centenary moot Competition. Chibnall and Ross beat teams from Simmons & Simmons, Ince & Co, and Allen & Overy in successive rounds. The losing finalists were […]
Christmas may be sold as a magical time of family, excitement and a reaffirmation of the Christian values in life. In reality, it is a time of holidays, Bond movies and presents. As we get older and leave the childish things behind, the presents we receive become less exciting and time off work becomes shorter […]
The University of North London is being sued for damages by its director of research, David Taplin. Taplin, of Down Thomas, Devon, seeks damages for breach of a contract. Writ issued by Edward Lewis, London WC1. A widow whose 53-year-old husband died after falling through a skylight is suing for compensation. Alice Martirossian, of London […]
The profession’s legal aid problem is little short of a crisis, believes John Perry, and the best part of the blame can be laid at the door of the Lord Chancellor, Lord Mackay Legal aid work is the biggest current political problem facing the Law Society and the public. But it seems the Lord Chancellor […]
Four lawyers, four bits of kit and four opinions about why the laptop computer has changed legal practice in the Nineties I have recently been given a new toy – a Toshiba Tecra 700 CT laptop computer. For the computer buffs, it has a 1GB hard disk, 16MB RAM, one floppy disk drive, one CD-Rom […]
Travers Smith Braithwaite and Herbert Smith acted recently in relation to the flotation of Pace Micro Technology whose principal business is the development
Clifford Chance represented Burford on its exchange of contracts to buy 49-57 Berners Street, London WI, a grade II listed building. Nabarro Nathanson represented Sun Life.
Lovell White Durrant is this week putting 15 of its key partners on a standby list to act in project finance deals for clients all around the world. The firm’s overseas partners had previously handled local clients from the respective bases without easily being able to call in aid from other offices. London-based energy partner […]
“It’s all too easy to think that, as it’s only tax, it can wait till next week to be sorted out. Well, next week has now arrived.” These chilling words from the Inland Revenue heralded the beginning of self-assessment at a photocall this week to encourage taxpayers to “get up to date before it gets […]